Antares Filter user manual

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ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to use MIDI in the Modula-
tion Matrix or to trigger Envelope Generators, your host application
must be capable of routing MIDI to a plug-in. Luckily, most modern
plug-in formats and hosts provide this capability. However, there are a
lot of freeware and shareware host applications out there (particularly
for the DirectX format) and it is inevitable that some will not support
routing MIDI to plug-ins. If you are using one of these, you will not be
able to access...

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FREQUENCY LINK
The Frequency Link menu lets you slave a filter’s frequency to any of the
other filters, so that changing the frequency of the master filter causes the
linked filter’s frequency to move in parallel. The linked filter’s frequency
control also remains active (e.g., to adjust its relationship to the master
filter).
NOTE: Just to be very clear, when you select a filter in a filter’s Fre-
quency Link menu, the filter selected in the menu becomes the master.
For example, if you are setting...

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FREQUENCY
Use the Freq knob to set the filter’s cutoff frequency. Hold the Shift key on
your keyboard while moving the knob for higher resolution. Depending on
the setting of the Filter Display Style in the Master section, the numeric
display will indicate the frequency in Hertz or by MIDI note name. The
actual effect of the cutoff frequency depends on the filter type selected
(see Filter Type below).
You may also click in the numeric display and type in the desired value.
Option (Mac)/Alt (PC)...

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•BANDPASS Attenuates all frequencies above and below the cutoff
frequency with slopes defined by the filter’s Poles setting (and poten-
tially modified by the Q setting).
• NOTCH Passes all frequencies except for a band around the cutoff
frequency. The width and depth of the notch are defined by the filter’s
Poles and Q settings.
• FLAT Passes all frequencies with no modification (i.e., no filtering of
any kind). This setting is provided to give you the option to use a fil\
ter
section solely for its...

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You may also click in the numeric display and type in the desired time.
Option (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking the knob will reset the value to 100m\
s.
DELAY TIME/BEATS — BEATS MODE
When the delay section is synced to the master tempo (the Sync button i\
s
lit), this parameter is labeled Beats and is set in beats or fractional\
 beats
relative to the Master Tempo.
Use the Beats knob to select the desired beat division.
The data display will indicate the selected beat as follows: • For two or more beats, the...

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SYNC
Click on this button to set the delay time in beats or fractional beats
relative to the Master Tempo. The button will light to indicate this state,
the Time knob label will change to Beats, and its data display will read in
beats. Clicking the button again will return the delay time setting to
milliseconds.
NOTE: Keep in mind that in addition to simply defining the delay time’s
unit of measure, a further difference is that when you set delay time in
milliseconds you are setting an absolute time,...

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NOTE: When the Mix amount is set to Off, the Delay section is com-
pletely removed from the signal path. Since the Delay section requires
a certain amount of CPU power, setting the Mix to Off for unused Delay
sections will slightly (but noticeably) reduce Filter’s CPU requirements.
A TIP: To create interesting raw material for further filtering, try
feeding the delay with a signal rich in harmonics (an entire mix works
well). Turn Sync off, set Feedback and Mix to 100% and try experiment-
ing with...

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PAN
The function of the Pan control depends on the version of Filter you have
instantiated:
•MONO->MONO In the Mono->Mono version of Filter this control is
grayed out and inactive.
•MONO->STEREO In the Mono->Stereo version of Filter this control will
position its filter’s output in the stereo field.
•STEREO->STEREO In the Stereo->Stereo version of Filter this control
acts as a balance control between the filter’s two stereo channels.
To adjust the Pan value, click on the red indicator and move it to...

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In other words, where a filter’s curve is at 0dB on the display, the filter
is having no effect on those frequencies and any signal at those
frequencies pass though the filter unaffected. Where the curve dips
below 0dB, signals at those frequencies are attenuated by the number
of dBs indicated by the curve’s position below 0dB. Conversely, where
the curve rises above 0dB, the signals at those frequencies are being
boosted by the filter’s Q.
•For ease of keeping track of which filter is doing what,...

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When the cursor passes over the intersection of the two adjustment
lines, it will change to a four-pointed arrow. Clicking on the intersec-
tion will allow you to adjust both the frequency and Q simultaneously.
•T urning a filter Off eliminates its curve from the display
Filter Routing
Here’s where you select the way your
audio is patched through the four
filters.
To select one of the six routings, click
the button next to the tiny little routing
diagram. The button will light and the
selected...